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Living Well with Voice Hearers

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An information and discussion day for family members, friends and workers about people who hear voices.


St Thomas Centre, Higher Ardwick Green, Manchester 
Saturday 9th June 2012, 10.00 – 15.30


RMCIA are pleased to announce an event for carers and families of those who hear voices. The workshop is intended to help you develop more empowering ways of thinking about your family member/friends voice hearing experience in the hope that it will help you find ways to assist them in their emotional development and recovery from hearing overwhelming voices.

Our Chair, Lindsey Cree will be there to introduce the day, and says: “There is very little practical advice available about people who hear voices that addresses needs as parents, family members and friends. This is a shame because you are the most important form of support to them. I welcome the chance to get to know that there are some simple common sense things that can be done to help a family member or friend who hears voices”.

Paul Baker and Karen Taylor are leading the workshop and have personal and/or professional experience in hearing voices. Paul says: “We hope you will find the information day useful, our aim is to help you to overcome anxieties and find a way of not only helping the person who hears voices live their life, but also live your own”.

This event will also benefit those who work with people who hear voices.

A certificate of attendance will be given for CPD.

The flyer and booking details are now online and can be downloaded as a pdf
and information about the day and on how to book online etc can be found here.

Please do spread the word about this event to your contacts.

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